Why worry about what they eat? Feed them what will be consumed and put Physical Education back in school grades 1-11. If they eliminated the PC garbage being taught in classes which is not the purpose of school and replaced it with PE or recess to get some exercise in the problem would be resolved.
When I was in school we ate as much as we wanted. When I was in the Navy same thing. The ship had a Gedunk store and vending machines along with the usual unofficial coke and popcorn messes here and there. A Coke went for about 75 cents at sea in a Coke mess. Oh and they were made with sugar not corn syrup. We burned it off being active.
I see two problems. No PE in schools and sad to say in many places today at home kids can't go out and play because perverts have special rights. Society doesn't punish them anymore.
They are removing the playgrounds because they are too dangerous for the children...
cva66snipe, that is an outstanding post. Bullseye!
PE and Recess are the key to health. Every diet plan you ever see, ALWAYS sneaks in the back door — after they talk about their pills, or their carbs, or their low fat — something about a minimum of 30 minutes a day vigorous walking.
That’s why America’s couch potatoes get in shape so fast in basic training. The drill sergeants force them to run 3-4 miles a day, other PT, and then the incessant walking everyplace they go. The next thing you know you’ve got lean, mean wannabe warriors. They get proud of that fast!
Instead, we get rid of the very thing in school that will TEACH them the right way to live...PT and recess. We indulge the xbox generation, and then they go home and dream of being that fit, trim warrior on their xbox screen, and they don’t have a clue how to get there.
Bring back PT & Recess...DUMP the Mooch Meal Plan.